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Instagram rolls back some product changes after user backlash.
Instagram said on Thursday that it was rolling back several recent updates to its photo-sharing app after Kylie Jenner and other celebrities joined a user backlash against the changes and criticized the platform for trying to be too much like TikTok. Instagram said it would pause tests of full-screen photo and video posts, which the […]
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Instagram, Facing Criticism From Kylie Jenner and Others, Tries Explaining Itself
Instagram versus the Great Celebrity Gang-Up? The photo-sharing app, which is owned by Meta, found itself under fire this week over how it has changed over time. The pile-on started on Monday, when Kylie Jenner, the beauty mogul with 361 million Instagram followers, shared an image on the site that read: “Make Instagram Instagram again. […]
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How Mark Zuckerberg Is Leading Meta Into Its Next Phase
SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of the company formerly known as Facebook, called his top lieutenants for the social network to a last-minute meeting in the San Francisco Bay Area this month. On the agenda: a “work-athon” to discuss the road map for improving the main Facebook app, including a […]
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NGL Is the App That Will Tell You What You Don’t Want to Hear
It seems that every few years, a new anonymous-messaging platform enters the market; rapidly gains a fan base, investments and media attention; then crashes and burns. Usually, the cause is some combination of unfettered bullying, harassment or misinformation that blooms within the platform. And yet, the apps keep coming. One of the latest arrivals is […]
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Secret Service Director to Step Down and Join Maker of Snapchat
WASHINGTON — The director of the Secret Service announced on Thursday that he would retire at the end of the month after a 27-year career with the agency that is charged with protecting the president of the United States. The director, James M. Murray, has accepted a position with the social media company Snap, which […]
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Mark Zuckerberg Prepares Meta Employees for a Tougher 2022
SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg has a message for Meta employees: Buckle up for tough times ahead. At an internal meeting on Thursday, Mr. Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, said the Silicon Valley company was facing one of the “worst downturns that we’ve seen in recent history,” according to copies of his comments that […]
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Snap Unveils a Flying Drone Camera Called Pixy
Snap, the maker of the Snapchat messaging app, has long positioned itself as a camera company. On Thursday, it unveiled a flying one. Called Pixy, the drone camera can help people take selfies without the aid of a selfie stick. Users hold the pocket-size camera in their palm and select a flight mode via a […]
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For Prominent Women on Instagram, DMs Can Be a Cesspool of Misogyny
A look into the private direct messages of five prominent women on Instagram found a torrent of harassment, including pornographic images and threats of physical and sexual violence, while the perpetrators typically faced little to no consequences, according to a new report released Wednesday. The report, by the Center for Countering Digital Hate, an international […]
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Adults or Sexually Abused Minors? Getting It Right Vexes Facebook
The number of reports of suspected child sexual abuse has grown exponentially in recent years. The high volume, up from roughly 100,000 in 2009, has overwhelmed both the national clearinghouse and law enforcement officials. A 2019 investigation by The Times found that the Federal Bureau of Investigation could only manage its case load from the […]
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